2010 October Lake Highlands

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WILL THE UPCOMING WET-DRY ELECTION MAKE A SPLASH IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, OR DO WE EVEN CARE?

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“2009 Legislative Action Award”

—Texas PTA

“Law and Order Award”

—Texas District and County Attorneys’ Association

“Legislative Award”

—Texas Police Chiefs Association

“Legislator of the Year”

—Association of Texas Professional Educators, Region 10

“2009 Child Advocacy Award”

—Texas Pediatric Society

“2009 Legislatives Initiatives Nurturing Children (LINC) Award”

—Children’s Medical Center of Dallas

“The Friend of Veterans Award”

—Texas Criminal Justice Coalition

“Citizen of the Year”

—Dallas Elks Lodge

“Legislative Award”

— Children’s Hospital Association of Texas

As the proud father of two children, I know the importance of strong neighborhoods. That is why, as your State Representative, I work hard to ensure the Lakewood area has top schools, safer streets, cleaner air, and a great quality of life.

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It doesn’t take much time to empty the trash, or to vote in an election. So why don’t we?

The garbage bin is located in the busiest room in the house, so it collects the most garbage. And without fail, it seems as if every time I slide it out to load something in, it’s overflowing. Sometimes, it’s even overflowing in a way that makes me laugh out loud; there’s no way the person before me could have walked away in good conscience while leaving behind a propped-open garbage lid overflowing with banana peels or empty milk cartons.

The logical thing, when faced with an overflowing garbage bin, is to address the issue: Pull the bag out of the bin, walk about 50 feet (granted, more than half of it outdoors) to the city-provided super-jumbo garbage bin in the backyard, and then load an empty liner in the kitchen bin so the next person isn’t inconvenienced.

The whole process takes less than five minutes. Maybe even less than four minutes. It’s important, it’s the responsible thing to do, and it’s really not that difficult.

Everyone in our house knows it’s important, and everyone knows it needs to be done. But everyone seems to hope that someone else will step up because that’s just the way most of us are. I understand that thought process, because that’s exactly what goes through my mind, too.

I bring this up not because my garbage situation is all that fascinating, but because as we enter another political season, there are some parallels here.

Democracy and voting in this country are no longer the shiny new pennies they must have been 200-plus years ago. With every passing election, fewer of us as a percentage of the voting population take the time to vote. Less than half of us decide most of the elections these days. Often, 10 or 20 percent of us make the call. It takes too much time to do the right thing, so too many of us do nothing at all.

Something that should have changed this trend and sparked interest in elections and candidates is the internet — in a matter of minutes, anyone anywhere can find out everything about any candidate, any ballot issue, any controversy. We can watch words spill out of the candidates’ own mouths on YouTube, on their own sites, on news sites, on our phones.

We can assess their positions, evaluate their intellect, even spar with them online if we (and they) so choose.

But like hauling out the garbage, we generally choose to let someone else do the work. And many of us seem to think we’re getting away with something when we’re too busy to spend a few minutes doing what needs to be done. I keep telling myself that one day when I find

Like hauling out the garbage, we generally choose to let someone else do the work. And many of us seem to think we’re getting away with something when we’re too busy to spend a few minutes doing what needs to be done.

the garbage bin overflowing, I’m going to set my refuse pile on top of the cover or next to the bin just so that someone else will have to complete the task. But as I stand there contemplating my prospective crime, I just can’t do it. After all, if garbage heaps up and I dodge responsibility, I’m trashing my own home, too.

So I dispose of the garbage, and my four or five minutes right along with it. Leaving the chore for someone else just isn’t the right thing to do.

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“Jeff, do you think the landlords are just going to absorb those higher taxes as a cost of doing business? Of course they won’t. They will pass that extra expense directly down to their tenants – many who can ill afford the higher rents. And the same will hold true of commercial leases: from taxing authority to landlord to business owner to customer. It really does roll downhill.”

–KELLY ON “WHO PAYS DALLAS’ TAXES? NOT NECESSARILY HOMEOWNERS”

BLOGGER PROFILE

You’ve seen our bylines, our blog posts, our tweets and our Facebook posts. But who are we, really?

CORY MAGEORS

JOB TITLE: Lake Highlands Sports blogger

ADVOCATE SERVITUDE: since the beginning of football season this year

FAVORITE QUOTE: “She get it from her momma.” –Juvenile

MOST PRIZED DESK OBJECT OR ORNAMENT: Autographed Roger Staubach football

FAVORITE PART OF YOUR JOB: Learning the stories of the people I meet. Everybody has a “story of their life” and many of us are still writing it. I enjoy being the one who delivers it to others.

ANYTHING ELSE? I have the best wife ever and a 2-year-old boy who is a genius. I’m not biased.

Football season is here!

Join us on the blog Friday nights as Cory live-chats during Lake Highlands High School’s games. Also look out for Wildcats sports news, player interviews and videos throughout the week.

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QUESTION OF THE MONTH

WHAT LOCAL FALL EVENT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO ATTENDING?

Corn dogs and beer!! I can’t wait for the State Fair of Texas! –KENDALL BUTLER

The Dallas Arboretum’s [Great Pumpkin Festival]! One of my favorite pictures is of me and my two grandsons there.

–VERA LAND STENCEL SHELBY

Walk Wag and Run on Oct. 23rd!!

–LISA-KAY PIEROTTI

State Fair of Texas: Fried Frito-chili pie. Feel the burn. –MARKHOLLAND

Pumpkins and fall flowers at the Farmer’s Market. –MARY FISK S. FARR

Fall calls for the State Fair!! Can’t wait.

–SUSAN KUSTELSKILONGLEY

That’s an easy one! It’s a series of events called “Friday night lights”. Nothing better in the fall than high school football! –DARLENE ELLISON

Friends of the Dallas Public Library’s Literary Lions Dinner with author Alexander McCall Smith on Oct. 22!

–DEBORAH BROWN

State Fair of Texas!! Woo hoo. Bring on the fried food and livestock.

–LISA BENSKIN

Belmont Addition Fall Party/Chili CookOff on Nov. 6!

–MELANIE MAHAFFEY CUMMINS

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BIRDS BREAK FROM THE LAKE

Thank you for the beautiful photos of the fabulous array of birds that live in and around our city’s very own oasis, White Rock Lake

[August Advocate , “Flight Club”]. But did you know that in my north Lake Highlands neighborhood, Town Creek, we have a quiet urban oasis of our own? It’s about a 1 3/8-mile concretetrail around a quaint, tree-filled, rocky creek that is just naturally unkempt and full of all kinds of wildlife. We have, in addition to most of the birds in your article, a family (two parents and two youngsters) of hawks, owls and an occasional heron (when there’s a lot of water in the creek). We also have four-legged creatures (squirrels mostly) and no-legged, slithery things. Taking my morning walks along the creek, listening to the sounds of nature — right in the middle of the city — is always a great start to my

“Taking my morning walks along the creek, listening to the sounds of nature — right in the middle of the city — is always a great start to my day. It’s one of the city’s best-kept secrets, and we love it.”

day. It’s one of the city’s best-kept secrets, and we love it. Thanks to all for this neat little local magazine.

—SALLY SNYDER

R.I.P. MCMANSIONS

I read this report last week and believe it [“McMansionsaredead”, Aug. 27 on the Advocate Back Talk blog]. Smaller homes, higher-density housing, town centers and rail lines are the future, especially as the population centers across the south continue to boom. McMansions mainly gave us bigger rooms that required bigger, oversize furniture, fatter utility bills and larger mortgage payments. While the homes are pretty, I’m not certain we’re happier as a result of having lived in them. —BBALLCAP

During the last depression, the huge homes of the preceding era were carved up into apartments and boarding houses.

—MONTEMALONE VIA

McMansions mean people with income want to live in the neighborhood. They want to pay taxes to Dallas Co. and DISD, not to Plano. They want to spend money with neighborhood stores, restaurants and service businesses. They want to maintain their houses and yards as nicely as possible. But mostly they want to live their lives as they see fit, not being forced to do what others think they should do. Sounds pretty All-American to me.

—REX AYMOND, VIA

Remodeling Talk...

In this economy, builders know the allure of low bids, so it’s important to discern price from value. Since most qualified builders pay about the same for products and services, what you get when you pay less is usually…less. It may be less material. For example, if a builder says he can put your sheetrock up, he probably can, by using fewer nails. You’ll begin noticing the difference in three years when it starts falling off the wall. Sometimes it’s less labor, or less training in best practices (critical, but completely at the discretion of the builder).

How to get more value for your budget: INTERVIEW CONTRACTORS

Texas has no contractor licensing or industry regulations, so you’ll need to check levels of professionalism, experience, and training. Rank three candidates and make your calls from the bottom up. Discuss their experience and training, your budget, how you envision the process, and the final outcome.

efore gett g to b d d out:

1. Best ways to create real long-term value within your budget

2. If the proposal will include transparent itemized costs and profit

3. Contact information for previous clients who have had similar projects completed

4. How they have increased cost-efficiency over the years

5. What they have delivered at a range of price points for this type of project

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1. Proof of experience for the work you need

2. Proof as to the reliability of your quote

3. Objective tools to evaluate and compare the value of bids

SIGNS OF TROUBLE

A disturbing trend in this business, the “pyramid” is used by some businesses that aim to provide the lowest price to get your business, but lack the resources or ability to completely deliver on promises. Your deposit funds their next job. When deposits stop, the business is hit with liens from suppliers until it collapses, leaving you with a paid-for, but unfinished project. We have completed many of these, and the customers are always regretful.

Telltale signs of trouble include:

No office or place of business

Ads and sales pitches focused on price

Answers to your questions are short on details, or evasive

Sketches and proposals are lacking in detail and precise language

Requests for sketches and customer contacts are denied

YOU’RE READY TO BEGIN

We hope these tips offer you the confidence to select a builder that will deliver lasting value and maximize your budget while minimizing your risks. We’d love to be on your short list. Please call us to schedule an interview or an in-person visit to our design showroom right here in your neighborhood.

Lance Tyler and Darin Breedlove, CR, CGR, CGP, CAPS

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Lake Highlands resident Ken Helfman, along with his son Kory Helfman of East Dallas, runs the “Cheers” of menswear: It’s the store where everybody knows your name, Ken says. Visit Ken’s Man’s Shop at Preston Royal Shopping Center on any given afternoon and you’ll find several dapper-looking dudes sitting around — glass of wine or a cup of joe in hand — telling tales, or laughing at the elder Helfman’s jokes. But don’t let the joviality fool you; the Helfmans are hardcore haberdashers. These guys can sell cashmere to Texans in August. They know men’s fashion like Landry knew football. But it is their wholehearted appreciation for people and community, to which they have given back in spades, that makes Ken’s more than just a store.

When did you open Ken’s Man’s Shop?

July 29, 1964. It was a Thursday, and we opened at 9 a.m. in the Ridgewood Shopping Center in Garland, Texas. In 1993 we moved to Preston.

Ken, how’d you get into the men’s clothing biz?

My dad and brother were doctors, but during my time in college I really didn’t discover what I wanted to do. As a teen, I worked for a friend of my mom who taught me the men’s clothing business, and I really loved it. In the 1960s I worked in shoe sales for a store in Casa Linda called Persian Peyton’s one day the men’s department salesman asked me to take over during his lunch break. By the time he got back, I’d sold thousands worth of clothes. I wound up becoming a manager, and after that, I knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. It really came down to loving people. The business just suited — pardon the play on words — my personality.

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October 16th and 17th, 2010

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KEN’S GAINED A GOOD REP AND FAST. HOW DID YOU GET SUCH MOMENTUM GOING?

The Dallas Cowboys practiced near the store, in North Lake Highlands off Forest Lane, and Lee Roy Jordon became a customer. Many of the other Cowboys followed. We used to do the Ken’s Big Play Award at Cowboys games, where the player of the game won a suit or sport coat of his choice. That association with the Cowboys ignited a lot of good things.

DID THE COACH SHOP AT KEN’S?

Landry shopped here. Ten years ago, we had a 35th anniversary fundraiser and the Landry family donated one of Tom Landry’s fedoras for the silent auction. It garnered $2,500 of the $100,000 we raised that year.

WHAT’S THE CRAZIEST THING IN MEN’S FASHION SINCE THE ’60S?

The leisure suit. The polyester double knit and pastel colors had otherwise distinguished men looking like they worked for Baskin Robbins ... there’s a difference between fad and fashion. We never sold them.

KEN STARTED KEN’S, AND KORY, WHO HAS TWO SONS OF HIS OWN, WILL TAKE OVER SOMEDAY. KORY, WILL YOUR BOYS GO INTO THE BUSINESS, TOO?

I started when I was 24 and discovered a passion for it. If they have that passion, I’ll be happy to teach them all I know.

KEN’S SEEMS LIKE MORE THAN JUST A STORE. ITHAS A RICH YET HOMEY FEEL AND PEOPLE SEEM TO WANT TO HANG OUT HERE. WHY?

It’s kind of the Cheers of menswear. People like to come visit, drink coffee. I love the relationships that have been built here in the store.

OTHER THAN THE CLOTHES, THERE ARE SOME COOL THINGS AROUND THE STORE. WHAT’S THE STORY?

My wife, Jerri, and I shop for antiques to sell as special gifts, and you can find them throughout the store.

WHAT ABOUT THAT GIANT CHESS TABLE NEAR THE FRONT DOOR?

That belonged to my father. He was the chess champion of New York State at age 16 he played blindfolded chess! He was so good at it, he probably could have taken it up as a profession rather than becoming a doctor. Every piece in the store has a story behind it.

EVERYYEAR YOU DO MAJOR FUNDRAISERS, BUT YOU’VE GOT A HUGE ONE PLANNED THIS YEAR. TELL US ABOUT YOUR SUPER BOWL RAFFLE AND ITS BENEFICIARIES.

The Scottish Rite Hospital, as many know, is an amazing institution. They have never charged for a surgery. The Bill Hunt Scholarship fund is in memory of Ken’s first employee, a Garland High School student, who was a phenomenal young man. His reputation brought people into Ken’s. People would say, ‘If Bill works here, it must be a good place.’

When he was still a relatively young man, Hunt had a mental breakdown and eventually took his own life. Along with Bill’s family, I announced the scholarship fund at his Garland class’s 20th reunion. That night, Bill’s classmates wrote $5,000 worth of checks. We’ve presented scholarships every year since. This year, we have two tickets to the 2011 Super Bowl — we are selling 1,964 (for the year the store opened) raffle tickets at $200 each. The money will be evenly split between the two charities, and the winner will receive the tickets plus brunch prepared by Dean Fearing, and a [Lincoln] Town Car to and from the game. Lee Roy Jordon will draw the winner in early January. We figured this Super Bowl was going to be the biggest sporting event Dallas has ever seen, and I wanted to find a way to make it work for these charities.

—CHRISTINA HUGHES BABB

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During the evening hours of a torrential rain- and Tornado Warning-filled day, Amy Ebert traverses the White Rock trail, noting that the spot where she normally sets up shop is under water. When you own a kayak rental company at White Rock Lake, business always is at Mother Nature’s mercy. Ebert and business partner Angeline Koh, both White Rock area dwellers, spent months working with the City of Dallas to get a permit to open

White Rock Paddle Company. Last August, they began renting kayaks from a tent on the north side of the lake. Their “Kayak Rentals” sign is visible from Mockingbird. In September, the experienced kayakers began offering lessons. Since opening, the women have seen a flood of business. “We’ve set up an online reservation system in order to keep up,” Ebert says. “People around here have been wanting something like this, you can tell.” White Rock Paddle is open every day of the week, except Mondays, which the ladies reserve for relaxing. They’ll also close on the days when it pours, or freezes; those days keep them busy rescheduling reservations. They plan to stay open through October, at least. During the winter months they will play it by ear. Ebert explains that the sit-in kayaks offer more protection from getting wet than the kayaks that you sit on top of, so cold weather kayaking is not out of the question. “If the demand is there, we will stay open.”

—CHRISTINA HUGHES BABB

FIND WHITE ROCK PADDLE COMPANY online at whiterockpaddle.com

“People around here have been wanting something like this, you can tell.”

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PAINTING WITH A TWIST

Express your inner artist! Instructors lead attendees in creating paintings with a featured piece of art, bring nothing more than your imagination, a bottle of wine or beverage. Perfect for Private Parties as well. 5202 Lovers Ln. 214.350.9911 paintingwithatwist.com

ADVOCATE ORNAMENT

Introducing the Advocate Foundation’s 2010 limited-edition, numbered, and individually hand-painted ornament. Sales benefit neighborhood organizations and events. For more information, call 214.292.0486 or go to foundation.advocatemag.com

NORTH DALLAS ANTIQUE MALL

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GARDENS

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WHAT GIVES?

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Full Continuum of Care

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for sobriety at the 18th Annual Maggie’s House Golf Tournament on Friday, Oct. 22 at Sherrill Park Golf Course, 2001 E. Lookout in Richardson. Registration and check-in begins at 11 a.m. Tee time is noon, and the awards banquet and barbecue begin at 4:30 p.m. At $125 a player or $500 for a team, the tournament is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Magdalen House, a non-medical alcohol detox center for women, located in the White Rock area. Since the 1980s, Magdalen House has provided a free temporary residence where women could safely sober up and gain the tools necessary to live a life free from addiction. At the small facility, Magdalen House takes in more than 300 women every year. Withdrawing from alcohol is a painful process, board member Julie Harvey says, but after a woman has been at Magdalen House for a few days, “you see the light come on.” For more information about Magdalen House or to register for the tournament, visit magdalenhouse.org or call 214.324.9261.

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to Maggie’s House in other ways: Pledge $25 or more a month to the Magdalen House Hope Fund, or donate new or gently used goods, clothing or Alcoholics Anonymous literature. For more information about Magdalen House or to register for the tournament, visit magdalenhouse.org or call 214.324.9261.

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he is Ironman

In 1982, college student Julie Moss gained worldwide fame at the Ironman World Championship Triathlon. The world watched as the young woman collapsed 100 yards from the finish line before completing the course on hands and knees. Those who witnessed her painful denouement on ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” wouldn’t soon forget it. Many, Lake Highlands attorney Clay Scheitzach included, would become fascinated with the sport. Fast forward 28 years. Scheitzach is preparing to toe the line at the 2010 Ironman in Kona, Hawaii. He was one of 200 athletes selected to participate alongside championship qualifiers in the event via a lottery — and he’s the only participant from the Dallas area. Why does he desperately want to do something that looked so painful? “A lot of people looked at [Moss] and thought about the torture she was enduring. I saw a woman giving everything she had. That is something we all can aspire to.” Scheitzach didn’t start running until he was in law school, and never rode a bike until he was 30 years old. “I literally had friends running next to me teaching me to ride. It was hilarious,” he says. Now, Scheitzach has 12 marathons under his belt, which is a fraction of what he hopes to do. “I hope to keep moving forward and run one in all 50 states,” he says. Somehow, in between his life as a lawyer, husband and father, Scheitzach trains daily and about 15-20 hours a week for the Oct. 9 Ironman, which includes a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run. Luckily for him, he has a lot of support in the form of family — wife Cindy, mother of their 2-year-old daughter, is happy that it will all end in a trip to Hawaii — and training partners with Tri4Him, a Christian triathlon team. With the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, he also heads up the annual Freedom Run, which is held each September at Dallas City Hall Plaza.

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—CHRISTINA HUGHES BABB

WHODATHUNK?

Lately, kids have been sporting purple bracelets that represent more than just another teen fashion trend. They’re about giving back to babies in need. The masterminds behind the “I Luv Babies” project are Tara Lusignan, a Parkhill eighth grader, and Katie Samuelsen of Lake Highlands. The girls started selling the bracelets over the summer for $3, with $2 of each sale going straight to the local nonprofit Vogul Alcove, which provides support to babies of homeless families. Lusignan and Samuelsen have delivered more than 1,700 diapers to the shelter. “They were just so thankful,” Lusignan says. The two non-profit entrepreneurs attend the same church, Northpark

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Presbyterian, and the “I Luv Babies” idea came to them during a long drive home from camp in Central Texas where the girls had learned about making a difference in their communities. Lusignan’s friend was wearing an “I Love Boobies” bracelet in support of breast cancer. “I was like, oh, what if it said ‘I love babies’,” she says. The news spread by word of mouth. The girls even have their own website devoted the cause, iluvbabies.com, as well as a Facebook page. They plan to sell the bracelets as long as people keep buying them. “I don’t think we’ll stop anytime soon,” Lusignan says. —EMILY TOMAN

Tara Lusignan, 13, of Park Hill Junior High and Katie Samuelson, 14, of Lake Highlands Freshman Center sell bracelets to benefit homeless families. PHoTo By BenJamIn Hager

think pink (lemonade)

Lemonade stands are cute. This one is no exception: There’s plenty of pink, an adorable smiling sales staff — most of them under age 10 — and zestful pastries to complement the tangy potable. But there’s a serious note to this particular beverage business. This table stands to be a vehicle for raising thousands for charity. Grace Barrett, a Merriman Park Elementary third-grader, was just 1 year old when she lost her mom, Sharon Barrett, to breast cancer. Sharon’s sister, Kimberly Walker, started the Lake Highlands Kids for the Cure Lemonade Stand three years ago. Walker’s sons, Jackson and Davis Walker, also Merriman

Park students, joined Grace and friends in manning the stand and raising funds for cancer research. The first year they earned $600 in donations. In 2009, the kids squeezed $2,232 out of hundreds of enthusiastic classmates, friends and neighbors. “As you know, Lake Highlands is a wonderful community,” Kimberly Walker says. “The majority of donations were from the kids’ school and sports friends.”

Vist the Kids for the Cure Lemonade Stand, 9505 Hilldale, from 1:30-5 p.m.

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Do you have a favorite color? We have a bloom to match! Tulips, daffodils and more are in stock. Select and plant daffodils now. Select tulips now to ensure you get your favorite varieties, then plant in December. Purchase $100 in tulip bulbs and we’ll properly store them for you until planting time.

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On October 9, Grace Barrett, 9, Maddy Charest, 7, Davis Walker, 6, John Charest, 5, and Jackson Walker, 9, will sell lemonade for a cancer cure.

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10.07.10-10.23.10 TWO ON THE AISLE $17-$20

The Wingspan Theatre Company presents two plays in one that explore revealing tales of the middle-class American family. “Two on the Aisle: The American Dream and The Sand Box” comes from Edward Albee’s early years as an influential playwright. Written in 1959, “The Sand Box” depicts a materialistic, dysfunctional family followed by the story’s resolution in “The American Dream”, which exposes the hollowness of our country’s most accepted ideals. The show previews Oct. 6 and features post-show discussions Oct. 15 and 22. Bath House Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther. 214.675.6573 or wingspantheatre.com. —EMILY TOMAN

10.02 DALLAS ELKS GARAGE SALE FREE

The Dallas Elks ladies will host a large indoor garage sale 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the lodge, offering jewelry, house wares, baby goods and accessories from more than 40 families. The event also features a coffee bar and fried hot dogs and chili. Proceeds benefit Lodge No. 71. 8550 Lullwater.

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THREE SISTERS

CONSIGNMENT SALE FREE Three Sisters will host its fall 2010 sale at Highland Oaks Church of Christ. First-time moms can pre-shop at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 7. Military, police and firefighter families are also invited to shop the presale. Regular shopping hours are Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.-11 a.m. and 1-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-3 p.m. Only cash and checks are accepted. 10805 Walnut Hill. threesistersconsignments.com.

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THE CURSE OF CASTLE MONGREW

$12-$23 In this children’s horror comedy, a young orphan girl moves into her strange uncle’s creepy castle. Dallas Children’s Theater at Rosewood Center, 5938 Skillman. 214.740.0051 or dct.org.

10.09 AUTHOR SERIES FREE The Friends of the Audelia Road Library present author Sally Rodriguez and her book, “White Rock Lake”. It chronicles the lake from its inception in the early 1900s to today. The library also will host its first art show. 10045 Audelia Road. For more details, call 214.670.1350.

10.13 EARLY CHILDHOOD PTA FREE The Lake Highlands Area Early Childhood PTA will hold its monthly meeting, 9-11:30 a.m. at Highlands Christian Church. The program is “Parenting without Power Struggles” by Nell Bush, Ph.D., child development specialist. 9949 McCree. lhaecpta.org.

10.14 A WRITER’S GARDEN $50-$100 The Writer’s Garden Literary Series presents a luncheon, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., featuring landscape architect Chip Calloway at the Dallas Arboretum. Proceeds benefit the Women’s Council. 8525 Garland Road. womenscouncildallasarboretum.org.

10.16 WHITE ROCK ‘N ROW 5K $30-$80 The White Rock Boathouse will host its inaugural 5k Regatta featuring 46 races starting at 8 a.m. at the south end of White Rock Lake. Crew registration ends Oct. 9. 2810 White Rock Road. regattacentral.com.

10.16-10.17 WHITE ROCK LAKE ARTISTS’ TOUR

FREE The 18th annual White Rock Lake Artists’ Studio Tour features work from 48 neighborhood artists at five venues near the lake, including Artistic Gatherings, Bath House Cultural Center, Creative Arts Center, Studio Arts and White Rock Weaving Center. The self-tour is 10 a.m.-5 p.m. each day. whiterockartists.com.

10.16. LADY OF THE LAKE FALL BENEFIT

$75 For the Love of the Lake and Bath House Cultural Center will host a benefit featuring food, a silent auction and live music by Down Fever at Lakewood Theater at 7 p.m. Buy tickets at Lakewood Professional Bank or Whole Foods Lakewood. For details, visit whiterocklake.org.

10.23 WALK, WAG & RUN $5-$35 The Lakewood Service League will host its seventh annual community festival, promoting fitness for families and pets with Halloween-themed entertainment. The event features a 5k and 10k for humans and their furry companions, 8 a.m.-noon at White Rock Lake. Proceeds benefit the YMCA at White Rock, For the Love of the Lake and the Friends of White Rock Lake Dog Park. A kids’ fair will feature bounce houses, a petting zoo, face painting, a pumpkin patch and Halloween contests. For ticket details, visit lakewoodserviceleague.org.

10.29-10.20 GHOST TALES $5 The Dallas Storytelling Guild will gather at 7 p.m. to share ghost stories at the Bath House Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther. dallasstorytelling.org.

A guide to dining & drinking in our neighborhood

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FIFTH QUARTER

WHETHERTHEY SCORED the winning touchdown or got their butts kicked, every team deserves a treat after the big game. Lovers Pizza & Pasta accommodates the winners and losers with its community atmosphere. “We like family together,” owner Benini Zeqiri says. “That’s what people like about us.” That, and the authentic Italian food. The recipes came from Zeqiri’s uncle who owned a restaurant in Venice some 30 years ago. He moved to New York City, eventually made his way to Dallas and opened Brothers Pizza. Zeqiri tried his hand at the business with the first Lovers Pizza & Pasta location at Lovers and the Tollway — hence the name. The Casa Linda storefront opened in 2005 followed by another at Mockingbird and Abrams. The menu includes homemade salads, pastas, seafood, sandwiches and, of course, gourmet pizza. The white pizza combines freshly made Alfredo sauce with mozzarella cheese, steamed broccoli, red peppers, mushrooms and spinach. But it really comes down to two key ingredients, Zeqiri says. “For pizza, the No. 1 things are cheese and sauce.”

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ANOTHER BROKEN EGG $FB Come enjoy yourselves at Another Broken Egg Cafe, the premier breakfast brunch, and lunch cafe in East Dallas. Crabcakes on homemade crostini bread await, enjoy the finest benedicts in all of Dallas. We recently partnered with the Humane Society to offer all cage free eggs from local Dallas farmers. Come try our new location in the Old Town shopping center. Locally owned and operated by Michael Obrien and Chris Harwood. 1152 N Buckner Blvd (across from Doctors Hospital) 214.954.7182.

ASIAN MINT $$ODFBWB Our Highland Park location, The Mint, offers an array of Asian-fused cuisine, specializing in Bangkok style dishes. We feature farm fresh ingredients, beautifully presented, coupled with a chic atmosphere and friendly service. Happy Hour is 5pm6:30pm Mon.-Fri. – all beers and house wines are $3; $2 off appetizers, soups & salads. 4246 Oak Lawn Ave. 214.219.6469. The Asian Mint, along with its fused and sushi menus, also offers one of the best dessert bars in Dallas. 11617 N. Central Expwy. 214.363.6655. www.themintdallas.com

BACK COUNTRY BBQ $WB Over 30 years of Texas-style BBQ. Family dining - 8 different meats, variety of homemade vegetables. Complete catering & custom cooking. Beer, wine, margaritas. 6940 Greenville Ave. 214.696.6940.

CHUBBY’S $ When looking for a restaurant to have breakfast, lunch or dinner, we all want a place that serves up variety, hearty helpings and even bigger portions of friendliness. The Touris family has developed a recipe that delivers all of the above at a good price. With four locations in the Metroplex, Chubby’s Family Restaurant provides a rustic setting with down home cooking. Catering available. Locations: 11331 E. NW Hwy. 214-348-6065 and 7474 S. Cockrell Hill Rd. 972-298-1270..

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Mingle with cheese makers who share secrets on stuffing, topping, dipping and melting. From sampling stations to pairing advice, Central Market’s Hail to the Cheese will earn your vote in every department.

SPANN RECOVERY RED ($15) CALFORNIA >

Red blends — red wines made with more than one grape often misunderstood in the United States. We tend to think of them as somehow inferior to varietal wines — those made with just one grape because they need more than one grape because the quality of the first grape isn’t very good.

In fact, nothing is further from the truth. Some of the world’s greatest wines are red blends, like French Bordeauxs and Rhones and some of the best Napa Valley cabernet sauvignons. And many California wines that say they are varietals may well have more than one grape in them. That’s because federal law allows producers to include up to 25 percent of another grape or grapes without changing the name of the wine or saying so on the label. Which means that your $12 bottle of pinot noir may be only 75 percent pinot, and one-quarter something else (often syrah).

So, as the weather turns cooler, give red blends another look. You’ll be surprised at what you find, as these wines demonstrate. All of these wines are available at Central Market:

This California wine is made with four grapes, including one that is white. Look for lots of fresh red fruit, low alcohol, and the quality and value that Peirano is known for. Serve this with hamburgers or any other end-of-the-season backyard cookout.

The best

Bordeaux can cost thousands of dollars a bottle, which means value is often in short supply. Fortunately, the Goudichaud (made of merlot and cabernet) offers look at how dark and complex red Bordeaux can be. This is a wine for those who like to pair wine with cheese.

Betsy and Peter Spann are former Casa Linda residents who moved to Sonoma to make wine, where they focus on blends. The Recovery Red has six grapes, and tastes of red berries. It’s wine, but not especially heavy.

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New Orleansstyle red beans

What better way to enjoy fall’s cooler weather than with this Crescent City favorite? Serve it with plenty of white rice, some coleslaw or potato salad, and the red blend of your choice. Red beans are, of course, kidney beans, but New Orleans brands like Camellia that say “red beans” seem to provide the best results.

Serves six to eight, takes 3 to 4 hours

1 lb dry red beans

8 c water

1 ham bone or 2-3 pork neck bones or 1 lb smoked sausage, cut in 3/4-inch pieces

2 onions, chopped

1 bell pepper chopped

1/2 rib celery, chopped

2 Tbsp garlic, chopped

2 bay leaves

Red pepper, black pepper and salt to taste

1. Put everything but the salt into a heavy pot, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer, partially cover, and cook until the beans start to get tender, 1 to 2 hours depending on the beans.Check the beans periodically; add more water if necessary.

2. When the beans start to get tender, add salt. Carefully remove the ham bone or neck bones, carefully remove the meat, and put the meat back in the pot.

3. When the beans are done, in another hour or so, mash some of the beans against the side of the pot to make the mixture creamier and thicker.

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WHY ARE THERE WHITE GRAPES IN RED WINE BLENDS?

This is a common practice in France, where the white juice makes the red wines lighter in taste and mouth feel.

—JEFF SIEGEL

What does it take to get a drink in this neighborhood?

Navigating through 100 years of complicated laws is the current answer. After November, however, that may change.

Story by Jeff Siegel & Christina Hughes Babb

Timeline of liquor laws in Texas

1843

Republic of Texas passes what may have been the first local-option measure in North America. This means each community in the state can decide its own liquor laws, setting the scene for 167 years of confusion.

1845

TEXAS LAW BANS SALOONS, BUT IS RARELY ENFORCEDAND IS REPEALED IN 1856.

1903

Local option voting takes most of North Texas dry, except for Dallas and Fort Worth.

1887 Prohibition amendment to Texas Constitution fails, and state remains “local option”: A county, city or justice of the peace precinct can vote wet or dry. This means that parts of the same county can have entirely different liquor laws.

1917 DALLAS VOTES DRY.

Illustration by Jynnette Neal

1919

TEXASADDS PROHIBITION AMENDMENTTO STATE CONSTITUTION.

1911 The only proper attitude for “any Christian man and thoughtful citizen,” said Texas Baptists, “was one of ceaseless and truceless hostility against the entire liquor oligarchy, local, county, state, and national, root and branch.”

1920 FEDERALPROHIBITION BEGINS.

1929 Colliers magazine reports that Dallas, despite Prohibition, is wide open — reporter Owen P. White bought liquor in six places in a twoblock stretch of downtown, and there were more than a hundred others in the city. city

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how important next month’s wet-dry election is in Dallas’ social and cultural history. It’s not only the biggest wet-dry election in U.S. history since the end of Prohibition, but it’s also a landmark moment in Dallas. Since before Prohibition — for almost 100 years — most of Dallas has been dry in one form or another. It has been as much a part of Dallas as 100-degree days and the Cowboys.

In this, our wet-dry boundaries affected everyone. In dry areas, of course, residents have had to drive across town to buy a bottle of wine or a six-pack and couldn’t even order a drink in a restaurant until 1971. Even today, the private club limitations in dry areas that went into affect in 1971 make it more difficult to order liquor in Oak Cliff and North Dallas than in Lakewood. And even residents in wet areas feel the difference. If you live in a wet part of town that borders a dry area, you witness the Friday night flight to the liquor stores that guard the border.

All of this could change next month. If voters approve the two issues on the ballot, every restaurant in the city, regardless of wet-dry status, will be able to sell beer, wine and spirits without the private club paperwork, and retailers with the appropriate state licenses will be able to sell beer and wine.

In this month’s magazine, we look at the history of Dallas’ wet-dry status, our unique (and often frustrating) liquor laws, the role religion has played in keeping Dallas dry, and what it will mean to our neighborhood if voters approve both issues.

1944

1940

The town of Preston Hollow (not yet annexed by Dallas) votes dry, 97 to 49.

1935 Two years after federal Prohibition is repealed, Texas voters repeal state prohibition. Local option returns; areas that were wet before Prohibition are wet again. In Dallas, only Oak Cliff, with beer sales, is wet.

DALLAS COUNTY VOTES WET, 47,343 TO 23,540.

2010

DALLAS’ WET-DRY ELECTION GOES TO THETEXAS SUPREMECOURT, WHICH WILL DECIDEWHETHER THERE ARE VALIDENOUGH SIGNATURES TO HOLD THE REFERENDUM. IF THERE ARE, IT WILL GO TO VOTERS IN NOVEMBER.

1956 Oak Cliff votes dry, 17,123 to 15,403, and remains dry after elections in 1957 and 1960 fail to reverse its status.

1971

VOTERS APPROVE LIQUOR BY THE DRINK IN A TEXAS-WIDE REFERENDUM. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TEXAS HISTORY, RESTAURANT PATRONS WILL BE ALLOWED TO BUY COCKTAILS.

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1976: Addison votes wet, 242-70 in one of the first successful wet-dry elections in Dallas County since Prohibition. In this, it is the beginning of the end of the dry laws that had dominated Dallas for more than century. Most of the city’s suburbs would follow suit, in some form or another, over the next two decades.

2004:

Carrollton votes wet for retail beer and wine sales (6,197 to 3,173) and for restaurant alcohol sales 6,759 to 2,595).

2007:

164.

How long has liquor been a political debate?

Wet-dry has always been controversial in Texas. In 1887, a leadinganti-Prohibitionist,R.Q. Mills, accused the media of bias in its reporting ofthewetsideduringthe fightoveradding a Prohibition amendment to the state constitution:

“The Prohibitionists had a monopoly with our reporting,” and he said the media who had criticized his position were guilty of fraud.

And in 1920, prominent Dallas physician Dr. Curtice Rosser exchangedletterswithhisfriendWilliamJenningsBryan, the thrice-failed Democratic presidential candidate, about the most important issues in the upcoming presidential election. They agreed it would be war profiteering, the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles (that ended World War I) and Prohibition.

Did Dallasites make moonshine?

Stillsandcornliquorare notjusthillbillydoings.In1936, reported a Dallas newspaper, police raided a still in the “North Dallas Negro district” near what is today Cole and Lemmon. They seized 950 gallons of mash, but the still’s operatorsescaped eventhoughthe newspaper reported that the police had staked out the house for most of the night.

1977: Plano votes wet for retail beer and wine sales, 5,791 to 4,464.

2006: Richardson votes wet for retail beer and wine, 6,817 to 3,224.

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2007: Mesquite votes wet for restaurant alcohol sales, 7,235 to 4,866, but votes to remain dry for retail beer and wine sales, 6,482 to 5,680.

2008: Irving votes wet for retail beer and wine sales, 26,172 to 25,404.

2003: Duncanville votes wet for retail beer and wine sales, 4,617 to 2,368. It votes for restaurant alcohol sales in 2007, 1,383 to 904.

Cockrell Hill votes wet for retail alcohol sales, 249 to

It’scommontoseeLake Highlandsrestaurantgoers toting their own bottles into neighborhood eateries — see TuktaThai,Tony’s or Zatos, for example — and new liquor lawsmightindirectlyaffect that trend.

Restaurateurs in dry areas, such as Lake Highlands, often choose not to pursue the private-club status necessary to sell alcoholic beverages because of the associated time and cost.

Luan Vraniqi, owner of Brothers Pizza, which once offered alcohol on its menu, saysthereisan“incredibleamount of paperwork and extra cost involved” when it comes to selling spirits in a dry area.

“You have to keep track of members, or pay a company like Unicard to do it for you, anticipate liquor sales, train staff, buy extra insurance … and that’s just the tip of the iceberg,” he says. And the payoff wasn’t worth it. “We didn’t lose money, but we didn’t really make money, either.”

If a restaurant doesn’t have a mixedbeverage license, it can allow patrons

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If a restaurant doesn’t have a mixed-beverage license, it can allow patrons to bring their own alcoholic beverages.

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to bring their own alcoholic beverages, TABC communications director Carolyn Beck says. If Lake Highlands went “wet”, it wouldn’t necessarily change anything, but since it would make it easier for businesses to legally sell booze, they might start doing so.

For now, Brothers is BYOB. Vraniqi hasn’t decided whether he would obtain a license to sell again if it became easier, but he says it would make it a viable option.

“I would sure look at things differently. Some people like to be able to bring their own, but it is nice for people, if they crave a drink, for us to have it there for them. It changes the whole mood of a place — I think that’s more satisfying for the customer.”

Either way, he hopes the local option passes, because the hodgepodge of regulations annoys him.

“My neighbor a mile down the street can do something I am not allowed to do?That just magnifies the frustration.”

If Dallas votes “wet” will our neighborhood attract better restaurants and grocery stores?

Possibly.

A change in the existing liquorlawswouldmake thingseasierandless costly for restaurant owners such as Luan Vraniqi ofBrothersPizza,who says that selling alcoholic beverages in a dry area requires a ridiculous amountofpaperworkandfeesto Unicardor a similarmembershipmanagement company.

Newdevelopments Prescott Realty’sLakeHighlandsTown Center, for example — might attract more restaurants and grocery stores if the area becomes wet. To date, no tenants for the 70-acre property have been announced, but Scott Wynne, LakeHighlandsAreaImprovement Association vice president of support and ING Clarion real estate investmentmanager,saysthingsmight

change if this election passes.

“If it passes, and I think it will, we’re not living in the 1800s anymore. That is kind of the wild card,” Wynne says of the wet-dry election, adding that if our neighborhood becomes wet, “that will change a lot of things. When a grocery store can sell beer and wine, that makes all the difference to the bottom line, and for restaurants, too. There are all these sorts of hurdles that restaurants have to go through.

“I stopped short of ‘open the floodgates’, but I think there will be a big reaction, and that may be what Prescott is facing right now — I’ll call you in [a few] months.”

Vance Detwiler, president of Prescott Realty, declined to comment on the “wet-dry issues” and how the election might affect the Town Center.

Though it’s just one of many factors determining successful development, the ability to sell alcohol in a retail or restaurant location makes a difference, says David Wilson, president ofConnected Development Services atTheRetailConnection, a retail real estate firm with properties around Dallas. Some grocers will not move to dry areas.

Dallas resident Monte Anderson of OptionsRealEstate seconds that opinion.

“Most of them want to sell beer and wine, and that’s been an obstacle on the grocery store front,” Anderson says. A location being wet is “probably not the only thing, no, but it’s a big thing for companies like Whole Foods. What I hear from them is they are not coming without it.” >>

“Most [grocery stores] want to sell beer and wine, and that’s been an obstacle on the grocery store front.”

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What’s all this about “Class B retailers”?

Texas’ClassB system dates to 1971, as a companion to a law allowing restaurants and bars to sell liquor by the drink. Before that, no restaurant in Texas was allowed to sell liquor — even in wet areas (although they could sell beer and wine). Customers brought their booze with them from home, and the restaurant sold them setups — mixers, juices and the like.

The reason for the law? Retailers who thought liquor by the drink would cost them sales successfully lobbied state legislators, who gave them monopoly on selling liquor to restaurants, bars and private clubs (restaurants that serve liquor in the state’s dry areas). Retailers said they would lose business because consumers would stop buying liquor at their stores to bring to restaurants. So the legislature agreed to give them the monopoly to make up for the lost sales.

Retailers who sell liquor to restaurants and private clubs are called Class B retailers, after the name of the license they obtain. They include some of the state’s best-known retailers, including Sigel’s and Goody Goody in the Dallas area. Texas is one of three states — Kansas and South Carolina are the others — with four tiers of distribution: manufacturer, distributor, retailer and restaurant. The other 47 just have three — manufacturer, distributor and restaurant.

According to this 1971 state law, every restaurant in Texas, whether it’s in a wet or dry area, must purchase liquor from a Class B retailer. The November election would not change this law; it would simply eliminate private clubs in Dallas and make every restaurant a restaurant, in terms of how it can purchase and sell alcohol.

The difference between private clubs and restaurants is that liquor can be delivered to restaurants in wet areas, whereas private club restaurants in dry areas must travel to a Class B retailer’s warehouse to pick up liquor — Sigel’s is near Harry Hines and Preston, and Goody Goody’s is in Addison, for example. Private clubs must also buy their beer and wine, but not liquor, from ClassB retailers, while restaurants in wet areas can buy beer and wine directly from the distributors. Class B r etailers also buy their beer and wine from distributors, which translates to a markup when the retailers sell it to private clubs.

What does this mean for consumers? Typically, but not always, they’ll pay more for alcohol in a private club. The extra tier adds cost to the product, and restaurants usually pass that onto their customers. >>

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Before 1971 customers brought their booze with them from home, and the restaurant sold them setups — mixers, juices and the like.

Private club restaurants in dry areas must travel to a Class B retailer’s warehouse to pick up liquor.

How do Texans outside of Dallas like their liquor?

Alcohol has never been especially popular with Texans. When Prohibition began in 1919, 199 of the 254 counties were dry; 43 were practically dry, including Dallas County. Even today, according to the Texas AlcoholicBeverageCommission, 29 of the 254 counties are still dry, and only 43 are completely wet.

It could be worse … what if the state owned our liquor stores?

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In 18 states (and one county)intheU.S., thestateownsthe liquorstores.These arecalledcontrol states,andthough therearedifferences in how eachstate defines control (some statesallowprivate retailers to sell wine or beer, for example), the result is that what is for sale is controlled by the state.

ThisisalegacyofProhibition;the political compromise that made repeal possible allowed each state to pass its own liquor laws.

Pennsylvaniahastakencontrolone step further. Currently, grocery stores in Pennsylvania can’t sell wine. Instead, the state liquor authorities have installed wine vending machines, from which the customer can buy wine, similar to buying a soft drink or a candy bar from a vendingmachine.Similar,butwitha couple of exceptions.

The consumer puts his or her driver’slicenseintothemachine,where ageinformationonthebarcodeis processed. The photo on the driver’s license is matched with a video image of the buyer at the kiosk, and a state liquor board employee monitors each transaction to confirm that the video of the buyer matches the driver’s license.

How is it that Dallas County is dry yet parts of Dallas are wet?

WET, 47,343 TO 23,540.

The basis for Texas’ wet-dry laws is local option, which does what it says: Local voters can decide whether to sell alcohol in their locality. It’s one of the cornerstones of the Texas liquor system, says Lou Bright, former general counsel for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

“The priority is that local voters always have the final say, and can’t be forced to change their local preference by someone from outside their locality,” Bright says. “This doesn’t mean that it’s not confusing or can’t be ambiguous, but that’s always the principle.”

How confusing? Consider what happened in 2006, when a group of North Dallas and Lake Highlands residents tried to schedule a wet-dry election for their respective sections of the city. The Texas Supreme Court ruled that the wet-dry election couldn’t be held because the election was designated for the current Justice of the Peace precinct boundaries, when it should have been designated for the boundaries established in 1877, when the area went dry.

State law defines localities three ways and uses the principle that the larger locality, such as a city, can’t force a smaller locality, such as a JP precinct, to change its behavior:

administrative divisions within a county. One JP precinct can be dry, while the one next to it in the same city or county can be wet. Interestingly, Dallas’ wet-dry boundaries don’t follow the current JP lines, but older, less-well-defined JP boundaries.

turned wet in a citywide election unless all of the precinct is within the city. This was one of the issues in the run-up to the November election, when there was some doubt as to whether the JP precinct in Oak Cliff that went dry in 1956 was contained within the city of Dallas. Turns out it was.

When Lubbock voted wet in 2009, the drys claimed that part of the county was dry from previous elections, and that a city-wide election couldn’t affect those areas — which included part of Lubbock. Their argument failed in court.>>

Interestingly, Dallas’ wet-dry boundaries don’t follow the current Justice of the Peace precinct lines, but older, less-welldefined JP boundaries.

DALLAS COUNTY VOTES

Is most of Dallas still dry for religious reasons?

Religious groups have traditionally taken the lead in fighting wet-dry elections in Texas, and they played a key role 50 years ago when Oak Cliff went dry. But there doesn’t seem to be much organized religious opposition to November’s two wet-dry ballot issues.

Does this mean that neighborhood churches don’t care about the issue any more? Or that Dallas is less religious than it used to be?

No on both counts, several religious leaders say. It’s not so much that alcohol isn’t important; rather, it’s that other issues have become more important, and abstinence isn’t the issue it once was. In addition, Dallas has changed significantly from the smaller, predominantly mainstream Protestant city of the 1960s and 1970s to a million-plus population urban center that includes more Catholics, Jews and non-denominational Protestants — all of whom are less concerned about alcohol.

“We’re just getting to this point later than other cities,” says George Mason, pastor at the moderate Wilshire BaptistChurch. “The city is more diverse, and we have more people who have different attitudes about this subject.”

Also, says Rev. Tim McLemore of SMU, alcohol is no longer the good vs. evil issue that it has traditionally been among the mainline Protestant groups that have been in the forefront of the U.S. temperance movement. Mason says this is even true for some conservative Baptists.

“We have knowledge about the benefits of the limited use of alcohol that we didn’t have 100 years ago,” says McLemore, who notes that the United Methodists have changed their views to allow “judicious use” of alcohol. “So we’re less inclined to take a black and white view.”

Finally, churches have less influence over their members than they did two and three decades ago. Times were, Mason says, if the church said not to drink, believers didn’t drink. These days, that veto power is largely gone.

What am I actually voting on?

Dallas voters will decide two issues in November’s wet-dry election:

2. Whether to allow the sale of beer and wine, but not spirits, at retailers throughout the entirecity.Currently,only one-third of Dallas — roughly WhiteRock Lake to Irving and downtown to Walnut Hill — is wet for retail sales.

Neither issue is dependent on the other. Voters can elect to allow retail sales but keep the private club restrictions, or vice versa. FOR INFORMATION VISITDALCOELECTIONS.ORG. If the Texas Supreme Court decides there are enough signatures to hold the referendum, the election will be held

1. Whether to eliminate the private club regulation for restaurants that sell alcohol in dry areas. The private club rule, in place since 1971, requires restaurants to admit customers into the restaurant’s club so they can buy alcohol. It also requires the restaurant to keep a paper trail of club members.

“The city is more diverse, and we have more people who have different attitudes about this subject.”

Colby Vokey won’t keep his mouth shut.The defense attorney built a national reputation by demanding fair representation for U.S. soldiers accused of war crimes, and the world took notice when he spoke out against the treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.

“Colby Vokey is a guy who always did the right thing, even if it upset everybody,” says retired Col. Jane Siegel says.

For his efforts, Vokey lost his job in the military (he was later reinstated), and he has been profiled by national media outlets, including National Public Radio and the Dallas Morning News

Today, as a civilian lawyer, Vokey handles cases involving soldiers with legal troubles. Among Vokey’s high-profile clients is Frank

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Wuterich, a staff sergeant accused in 2005 of leading Marines in a deadly attack on civilians in Haditha, Iraq, an incident widely referred to as the “Haditha Massacre”.

Vokeyisaccustomedtothespotlight. A Marineformorethan20years,the 1983 Lake Highlands High School graduate served for several years as chief of the MarineCorps’ defense lawyers in the western United States, where he supervised or tried hundreds of military cases.

Around the same time he originally was appointed to the Haditha case — he continues to represent Wuterich as a civilian

Vokey garnered national media attentionforspeakingoutagainstthetreatmentofaccusedenemycombatantsat GuantanamoBay prison.

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Some say this outspokenness was at odds with his loyalty to the military and administration. Vokey says he just did his job.

“I am going to speak out when I see aninjustice.MyloyaltyistotheU.S. Constitution,” he says. “Guantanamo is like nothing I had ever seen — there was serious injustice, and I couldn’t simply sit on the sidelines and let it happen.”

Vokey became familiar with Guantanamo Bayin2005,whenhewasappointed defense lawyer to Omar Ahmed Khadr, a 15-year-oldaccusedofwarcrimesand terrorism. He says he was unprepared for what came next.

“My primary job was defending servicemen; now I am appointed to defend this young man in Guantanamo. It is a lot different from any other assignment — they are in many ways at opposite ends of the spectrum.”

When Vokey arrived in Guantanamo, he says, he concluded he had been set up for failure by the military.

“The court process [at Guantanamo] was designed for conviction. It was one of the most offensive legal processes I’ve ever been connected with. Rules of evidence [were] biased and unfair. Due process was an American concept that did not apply there officials invented crimes, changed rules as they went along and lied. They ordered me to defend the guy but took action to make sure I couldn’t defend him.”

WhatbotheredVokeymostaboutthe treatmentofGuantanamodetainees,he says, was the effect those actions will have on the future safety of American soldiers.

“Other countries will follow our lead. No, Al-Qaeda doesn’t follow rules, but countries that imprison Americans we can expect Americans to get the same kind of treatment [that the military has given prisoners at Guantanamo].”

For the record, the government always denied Vokey’s claims about Guantanamo and has declined comment to the media.

Vokey also saw injustice in the military’s prosecution of servicemen accused of crimes. For example, he says he was angrythemilitaryassembled a large team to prosecute the Marines accused in Haditha, but allowed for only a small defense of the soldiers.

“In cases of military defense, we are talking about men who have volunteered to lay down their lives for others. We hold them up as heroes, but once they are charged with a crime, it can feel like we throw them under the bus. But they deserve the highest quality defense military justice can be harsh,

unfair and infuriating.”

Vokey’s actions and words weren’t popular with the administration, Siegel says.

“In the military, everyone is expected to be told what to do, to do it and ask no questions about it,” she says. “But Colby put his heart and soul into his job, defending clients zealously, and that caused conflict betweenthemilitaryhierarchyandthe defense counsel.”

Once Vokey decided the Gitmo system was unfair, he “went nuts,” she says.

“And I mean that in the best possible way. He went out of his way to change things, and he never gave up.

“He has been physically booted off Gitmo; he was passed over for promotions; he had to retire, essentially in order to avoid punishment. He was a lieutenant colonel, which is a high rank, but those above him were so angry that he would not go with the flow.”

A veteran of Desert Storm, Vokey says he always wanted to serve his country, and later the law, but he didn’t seek and doesn’t particularly enjoy the limelight his career has generated.

“Never in my wildest dreams did I expect that perfect storm of high-visibility military cases. I picked a job where I could teach others and spend time in the courtroom — I wasn’t expecting it.

“The question seemed to be: How can I defend our militarymen and defend accused terrorists? The bottom line is that I support the U.S. Constitution, and justice is not for certain people but everyone.”

Today as a partner at Fitzpatrick Hagood and Smith, Vokey defends military personnel accused of murder, manslaughter or major offenses, but he also fights for the rights of those whose crimes, such as drug possession, might have been a result of mental trauma of war.

“If they are dishonorably discharged, they can lose their [military] benefits. We owe it to them to get them a good defense.”

Thoughhe’sstill a hardworkingand sometimes polarizing figure, Vokey says his life has been less stressful since he resigned from the Marines in 2007.

Also grateful that he works at a private firm, he says, are his wife Cindy Arrington Vokey, also an LHHS graduate, and sons Connor, 16, Camden, 11, and daughter Christina, 21.

“I love the Marine Corps,” he says, “but today I can defend clients zealously without the threat of gag orders, job loss and loss of my retirement [funds]. For that, we are all a little happier.”

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Want Mexican for dinner but lack the time and energy to whip up a meal?

Some great Lake Highlands eateries can get the job done for you, and at a pretty good price. El Pollo Regio , an “authentic regional chicken” chain restaurant/franchise, opened a LH location at 12107 Abrams (near LBJ) about a year ago. Fully loaded with a drive-thru window and menu that includes chicken nuggets and fries for picky chicos, this Chic-fil-A alternative serves up Mexican-style chicken a dozen different ways. The chain originated in Austin, and has 18 locations in Texas, including another location on the other side of Lake Highlands, at Northwest Highway and Abrams (near Discount Tire and Pep Boys).

The $3.99 lunch special includes two pieces of broiled marinated chicken, rice, beans and a generous portion of tortillas, and if you need to feed the entire family, order the pollo entero (entire chicken) for $13.99.

Another lesser-known neighborhood treasure to get your Mexican food fix is La Michoacana Meat Market 1 . One of 180-plus locations in Texas, La Michoacana is the largest independent Hispanic grocery store chain in the United States. Founded by a Mexican family in Houston in 1986, the markets maintain the original concept

of a medium-size supermarket that includes a bakery, a variety of produce and freshly prepared meals customers can eat on-site or to grab to-go. And then there’s the meat the marinated beef fajita meat is the best ever. The marinated chicken fajita meat takes a close second. Just throw it on the grill, and it’s a fabulous fake out for family gatherings and supper clubs.

Good 2 Go Taco 2 is moving out of the corner of the Green Spot convenience store at Buckner and Northcliff into its own storefront at Peavy and Garland (1146 Peavy Road, formerly Las Americas Market). The gourmet taqueria became famous for its chefrolled soft tacos after a recent appearance on the Food Network’s “Best Thing I Ever Ate”. But the restaurant had outgrown the space even before the show aired, co-owners Jeana Johnson and Colleen O’Hare say. Visit Good 2 Go Taco’s Facebook page for updates.

T. Hee! Greetings & Gifts in Lake Highlands Plaza is opening a second store at Hillside Village in the neighboring Lakewood area this month, on the northeast corner of Abrams and Mockingbird between Lady of America Fitness and 1st & 10 Sports Bar. Co-owners Tony Doles and David Farris explain that they have no intention of closing their Lake Highlands store at this time. T. Hee! is known for carrying lots of local goods and gifts whenever possible, and will carry similar inven-

tory — although more of it — at the new, larger location as well.

Danceology Studios 3 (danceologystudios.com), a dance studio under the direction of Brandy Harville and Araceli Bernal, has opened up in the Shoreview Shopping Center at the northwest corner of Northwest Highway and Ferndale (10135 Shoreview, Suites 10131 and 10135). Bernal and Harville, who have 20 years of teaching experience, have set up a fall schedule that includes classes and private lessons in ballet, jazz and hip-hop as well as technique, strength and flexibility. Classes are available on weekdays, starting at 4 p.m. Weekends are typically reserved for private lessons. The studio also has competitive dance teams. Visit the website or email info@danceologystudios.com for more information on enrolling or class schedules.

The Dallas Children’s Theater 4 , 5938 Skillman, recently was given a $50,000 donation from Austin-based Green Mountain Energy Company to fund the purchase and installation of a new solar array. The solar panel system will help reduce the theater’s energy use and carbon footprint, as well as educate children and parents attending the theater about the benefits of solar energy. The 2004 addition of the 58,000-square-foot Rosewood Center for Family Arts was actually another exercise in reducing, reus-

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Conserving resources and being good stewards have been a top priority for the founders, board of directors and administration of the more than 25-year-old theater. Upcoming shows include “The Curse of Castle Mongrew”, “Junie B. in Jingle Bells”, “Batman Smells!”, “The Snow Queen” and “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs”. Visit dct. org for information on pricing and showtimes.

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FAITH TA k ES US TO THE EDGE OF LIFE AS WE k NOW IT

“In fourteen-ninety two Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” Those words still inspire spirits that won’t be stilled.

Alas, though, Columbus Day has lost its cultural cache. It’s gone the way of Washington and Lincoln’s birthdays. We once paused as a nation to remember the explorer who set the stage for Pilgrims and pioneers, who braved the unknown and made a land we could sing about as America the Beautiful.

I know; it’s true: Native Americans were here first, and the land didn’t need our improvements to make it song-worthy. Columbus and those who followed him brought European diseases that infected the hearty hunters and gatherers who weren’t dreaming of new neighbors who would settle their land and kill off their culture. We’re rightly chastened over the brutal and blatant disregard for North America’s indigenous population during those years (and even now).

Children have a way, though, of harshly criticizing their parents before they have their own children with whom to make their own mistakes. Enlightened generations always seem bent on portraying their forebears in a bad light. One hopes we have progressed beyond our bloodthirstiness.

But have we really? I mean, how different is Wall Street greediness from Conquistador goldlustiness? The point of pointing out the sins of our fathers should be that we more clearly see our own bent toward sin and avoid it, rather than judging ourselves morally superior while concealing our own foibles.

Losing a Columbus consciousness deprives us of the adventurism that ignites imagination and incites innovation. People who cultivate a Columbus mindset set out to discover new worlds. They don’t settle for “what is” when “what might be” awaits exploring.

Columbus faith doesn’t reject the received wisdom of the past; it makes it fresh by testing and trying it.

The great Italian dreamer didn’t question that Go d created the world, but he wanted to see what was at its farthest reach. The sea monsters cartographers drew at the edges of the known world didn’t dissuade him. He feared not going there more than he feared going there, because faith made him courageous and curi-

ous instead of safe and sound.

Was Columbus motivated by gold and glory? Maybe so, but godly ambition is seldom undiluted. He was also animated by a faith that wouldn’t settle for settled flat-world thinking. His faith moved him to question and quest.

Faith is a departure port, not a dry dock. Ships are meant to sail the open seas, not remain moored in the harbor. Likewise, when all we do is repeat formulas of faith without ever testing them against the winds of time, we never know whether they will be sails to propel us somewhere thrilling or anchors that

will drag us and hold us back.

To say that the Bible is our authority doesn’t mean we only do what prophets and apostles did in their day; it means we do likewise in our day what is called for by our faith now. We take up the role of prophets and apostles ourselves, drawing upon their courage and candor to bring the ways and means of God to bear in our times.

Prophets interpreted Moses and apostles Jesus. They kept one eye on the past and one on the future, but what was coming to pass was always more to them than what had passed.

Faith tilts toward the future. It pushes forward. Fear does the opposite: It grips the past as if salvation is found by going backward. Faith, someone has said, is walking to the edge of all the light you have and taking one more step.

In the spirit of Columbus, faith is sailing to the edge of all the maps that guide you and steering amidships, full-steam ahead. It’s trusting that God is waiting for us in the new world ahead more than in the old world behind.

George Mason is pastor of Wilshire baptist church. the Worship section is a regular feature underwritten by Advocate Publishing and by the neighborhood business people and churches listed on these pages. For information about helping support the Worship section, call 214.560.4202.

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serviCes for you

$1,380 WEEKLY Guaranteed. Stuffing Envelopes At Home. FT/PT. No Experience Necessary. Deposit required-refundable. 888-247-2057 binvestmentsinc@yahoo.com

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DONATE YOUR CAR Free Towing. “Cars For Kids” Any Condition. Tax Deductible. Outreach Center. 1-800-597-9411

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THE CHANGING STATION Cloth Diapering & Eco-Essentials. 469-575-6837. www.thechangingstation.net

YOUR COMPUTER GEEK Let Me Solve Your Computer Problems. 25 Yrs. Exp. Hardware/Software Issues/Install. Network Setup, Home & Small Business. $50 per Hr. Mike. 214-552-1323. mikecomputergeek@gmail.com

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Professional services

ACCOUNTING, TAXES Small Businesses & Individuals. Chris King, CPA 214-824-5313 www.chriskingcpa.com

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No Job Too Small or Big. Call C.A.S Accounting Solutions. Cindy 214-821-6903

CUSTOM RESUMES Any Level or Field. Invest in your career. Katie. 214-499-4289, katie_shahan@yahoo.com

HEALTH & LIFE INSURANCE Small businesses, Individuals & Families. Local Agent Lori Huff 214-738-4783

UMAX MORTGAGE 20 yrs exp. 1st time buyers/Refi rates low. Stephanie Glazer. 214-579-1493 sglazer@umaxmortgage.com

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RibbitMultimedia .com 214.560.4207

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L-Streets Salon. 10233 NW Hwy #424,D,TX 75238

Cuts Mens-$15 Women-$25 214-289-5375

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Pets

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THEPETNANNYDALLAS.COM In-home TLC for cats, dogs & birds. Bonded & insured. Ask for The Pet Nanny. 214-244-4330

Pets TADDY’S

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Moving, Retirement, Downsizing. One Piece Or A Houseful. David Turner. 214-908-7688. dave2estates@aol.com

real estate

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BO HANDYMAN Kitchens, baths, doors, cabinets, custom carpentry, drywall & painting 214-437-9730

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G&G DEMOLITION Tear downs, Haul. Interior/Exterior. 214-808-8925

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Cleaning ServiCeS

00 - HOUSE CLEANING BY DEBBIE Free estimates. References. 972-333-7942

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KDR SERVICES Residential and Vacant Property Cleaning. 214-349-0914

MAID OF HONOR • 214-683-1856 Total Cleaning Service. 15 Yrs Exp. Residential.

MESS MASTERS Earth friendly housecleaning. 469-235-7272. www.messmasters.com Since ‘91

THE MAIDS 4 Person Teams. Bonded & Insured. www.maids.com Free Estimates. 800-843-6243

WANTED Houses & Offices To Clean 20 Years Exp., Reliable, Great Prices, Excellent Refs., Free Estimates. 214-724-2555

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ConCrete/ maSonry/paving

CAZARES CONCRETE Concrete retaining walls, Patios, Driveways, Removal, Sidewalks. 214-202-8958 Free estimates.

CONCRETE, Driveway Specialist Repairs, Replacement, Removal, References. Reasonable. Chris 214-770-5001

EDMOND’S PAVING Asphalt & Concrete

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FLAGSTONE PATIOS, Retaining Walls, BBQ’s, Veneer, Flower Bed Edging, All Stone work. Chris 214-770-5001

MASONRY Brick/Stone Repairs. Don 214-704-1722

STAMPED CONCRETE Driveways, Patios, Walk Ways, Acid Staining, Resealing. 972-672-5359

• Swimming Pool Remodel

• Patios

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972-727-2727

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ABBA ELECTRIC Fast Courteous Service. Resd/Com. 10% Off for New Clients. 214-886-2202. TECL#20663

ACCURATE ELECTRIC

All Jobs.Panel Upgrades. Free Est. TECL# 27297. Steve. 214-718-9648

ALL ELECTRICAL SERVICES

972-877-4183

Res/Com E19347 McCarter Electrical Service, Inc. $50 Off Service Calls in October

AMPLE AMPS for home/business. TECL 19031

MHK Electrical Contractors, Inc. 214-675-1375

ANTHONY’S ELECTRIC Family Owned/Operated. Insd.19 Yrs Exp.TECL24948 214-328-1333

HANDY DAN “The Handyman” To Do’s Done Right. handy-dan.com Fans, etc 214-252-1628

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20 yrs exp. Free est. 972-489-1597 Brian

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SWITCH ELECTRIC Lic. #E19800 24/7 Calls

30 yrs exp. Federal panel chgs. 214-629-0391

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TH ELECTRIC Reasonable Rates. Licensed & Insured. Ted. E257 214-808-3658

WHITE ROCK ELECTRIC All Electrical Services. Lic/Insd. E795. 214-850-4891

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214-435-9574

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#1 COWBOY FENCE & IRON CO. Est. ‘91. 214-692-1991 www.cowboyfenceandiron.com

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Specializing in Wood, New or Repair. Free Estimates. Call Mike 214-507-9322.

A FATHER, SON & GRANDSON TEAM

Wood Fences, Automatic Gates & Decks Call Haven Edwards 214-327-0560

AMBASSADOR FENCE INC. Automatic Gates, All Fences. Decks. Since 1996. 214-621-3217

AUTO GATES $2500

469-878-4450

AUTOMATIC DRIVEWAY GATES Installation, Repair, Maintenance, Residential, Commercial. Lone Star Access Control. 214-532-9608

KIRKWOOD FENCE & DECK New & Repair. Free Estimates. Nathan Kirkwood. 214-341-0699

LONE STAR DECKS Decks, Arbors, Fences, Patio Covers, TREX Decking & Fencing. www.lonestardecks.com 214-357-3975

STEEL SALVATION Metal Specialist. Welding Repairs, Design, Metal Art, Unique Crosses. Local Resident Over 40 Yrs. 214-283-4673

AAA CHIMNEY Sweep, Repair, Caps, Gas Logs. Since 1987! Online coupon at Chimneymasterdallas.com. James: 972-977-5469

CHIMNEY SWEEP Dampers/Brick & Stone Repair. DFW Metro. Don 214-704-1722

Flooring & Carpeting

AUREUS HARDWOOD FLOORS 972-207-4262. www.northtxflooring.com

DALLAS HARDWOODS 214-724-0936

Installation, Repair, Refinish, Wax, Hand Scrape. Residential, Commercial. Sports Floors. 25 Yrs.

MASTERPIECE HARDWOODS Install, Sand And Finish. Old World Handscrapes. 469-853-2039

STAINED CONCRETE FLOORS

New/Remodel. Staining & Waxing. Int/Ext. Nick Hastings. 214-341-5993

TRINITY FLOOR COMPANY 214-943-1157

Since 1934, Trinity Floors has served the Metroplex with fine flooring. trinityfloors.com

WORLEY TILE & FLOORING Custom Marble Install. 214-779-3842 HAND

Since 1986

• Slabs • Pier & Beam

• Mud Jacking • Drainage

• Free Estimates

• Over 20 Years Exp. 972-288-3797

We Answer Our Phones

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ROCKET GARAGE DOOR SERVICE -24/7. Repairs/Installs. 214-533-8670. Coupon On Web. www.RocketDoorService.com

UNITED GARAGE DOORS All Types Of Garage Doors & Openers. Repair Or Replace. Commercial And Gates. 214-826-8096

Handyman seRvices

4 SEASONS HANDYMAN

We do it all! Call 469-723-1000

A NEIGHBORHOOD HANDYMAN

Electrical, Plumbing, & Carpentry

Call Tim Dodson. 214-824-4620, 214-597-4501

A+ HANDYMAN KARL

All Home Repairs, Remodels, Maintenance, To-Dos. 214-699-8093

ALL JOBS BIG/SMALL

38 years exp. Ron Payne 214-755-9147

ALL STAR HOME CARE Carpentry, Glass, Tile, Paint, Doors, Sheetrock Repair, and more. 24 yrs. exp. References. Derry 214-505-4830

BO HANDYMAN Kitchens, baths, doors, cabinets, custom carpentry, drywall & painting 214-437-9730

HANDY DAN “The Handyman” To Do’s Done Right. www.handy-dan.com 214-252-1628

HOME REPAIR & MAINTIANCE Call Steve Brandt. 214-440-7070

HOMETOWN HANDYMAN All phases of construction. No job too small 214-327-4606

HONEST, SKILLED SERVICE With a Smile. General Repairs/ Maintenance. 214-215-2582

KIRKPATRICK Home Service 214-729-8334

Skilled Carpentry • White Rock area 28 Years

MARK GASKILL All Repairs/Remodels. Int/Ext. Skilled. wWw‘74. 972-333-8884 home/business

NEED HELP? FAST! Repairs/Remodel. Chris, Rick. 214-693-0678, 214-381-9549

House paintinG

1 AFFORDABLE HOUSE PAINTING and Home Repair. Quality work. Inside and Out. Free Ests. Local Refs. Ron 972-816-5634 or 972-475-3928

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85% Referrals/Estimates 214-348-5070

A TEXTURE & FINISH SPECIALIST

Since 1977. Int/Ext. Kirk’s Works 972-672-4681

ABRAHAM PAINT SERVICE A Women Owned Business 25 Yrs. Int/Ext. Wall Reprs. Discounts On Whole Interiors and Exteriors 214-682-1541

BENJAMIN’S PAINTING SERVICE Quality Work At Reasonable Prices. 214-725-6768

MANNY’S HOME PAINTING & REPAIR Int./Ext. Sheetrock. Manny 214-554-1327

RAMON’S INT/EXT PAINT Sheetrock, Repairs. 214-679-4513

VIP PAINTING & DRYWALL Int/Ext. Sheetrock Repair, Resurfacing Tubs, Counters, Tile Repairs. 972-613-2585

BRIAN GREAM

PAINTING & RENOVATIONS LLC

• Interior/Exterior • Drywall

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A&B INTERIOR DESIGN Res/Com. Interior Design Services. www.abinteriordesigns.com.

Licensed./NCIDQ Cert. 214-763-9888

CIELA DESIGN 832-428-3857 Residential/Commercial Interior Design Services. cieladesign.com

DESIGNER CONSULTATION 1 Hr. Session $95. Trained / Reg. ASID Designer Carl 214-288-3298

INTERIOR DESIGN / CONSULTING

Carolyn Contreras ASID

Licensed/Exp. 214-363-0747

KIM ARMSTRONG INTERIOR DESIGN www.interiorsbykim.com

Licensed/CID/ASID 214-500-0600

LILLI DESIGN Residential, Commercial. NCIDQ Cert.10 Yrs Exp. www.lilli-design.com Katie Reynolds 214-370-8221

LUXE INTERIOR DESIGN Designs You Want To Live In At Prices You Can Live With. James. 214-808-0290 C.Cards Accpted.

KitcHen/BatH/ tile/GRout

FREE ESTIMATES

Glass, WindoWs & dooRs

A FATHER, SON & GRANDSON TEAM

Expert Window Cleaning. Storm windows our specialty. Haven Edwards 214-327-0560

CUSTOM STAINED/ LEADED GLASS & Repair. 26 years exp. 214-356-8776

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Window And Door Replacement. 469-358-8137

LAKE HIGHLANDS GLASS & MIRROR

custom mirrors • shower enclosures store fronts • casements 214-349-8160

OAK CLIFF MIRROR & GLASS Custom showers, doors, glass, mirrors. 214-747-3717

ROCK GLASS CO Complete Glass & Window Service since 1985. Replace, repair: windows, mirrors, showers, screens. 214-837-7829

WINDOW SASH & SILL REPAIR

Molding and Cabinets. Pete 214-923-5097

NEIGHBORHOOD HANDYMAN Large, Small Jobs, Repair List, Renovations. References. 214-489-0635

WANTED: ODD JOBS & TO DO LISTS

Repair, Paint, Clean, Install. 26 years experience. Allen’s Handyman & Home Repair 214-288-4232

WHITE ROCK INTERIORS Paint & Remodel References. Mark Reindel 214-321-5280

WINDOW SASH & SILL REPAIR

Molding and Cabinets. Pete 214-923-5097

• Rotten Wood • Gutters All General Contracting Needs 214.542.6214

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HANDY DAN “The Handyman” Remodel’s Done Right. handy-dan.com 214-252-1628

STONE AGE Granite, Marble, Tile. Kitchens & Baths. Counter Tops. www.stoneagetexas.com. Dennis 972-276-9943

TILE INSTALLER 25 Yrs. Exp In Design & Art of Tile. Back Splash, Fireplace, Bathrooms, Flooring. Free Est. Mike 469-576-1636

insulation/

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A CLEAN SLATE Bring Life Into Your Home This Summer. Interior & Event Design Services. Tablescapes, Artful Details. Don Moore Interiors and Event Design. For A Free Consultation. dpm0202@mac.com 270-993-0782

A LADY’S TOUCH WALLPAPERING

Texture, Paint & Repair. 27 yrs. exp. Free Est. Call Martha 972-712-2465; 972-832-3396

WE REFINISH! www.allsurfacefinishing.com 214-631-8719

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LAWNS, GARDENS & TREES

00 - CERTIFIED ARBORIST Removals, Pruning, Stump Grinding, Free Estimates. 972-697-3956

4 SEASONS LAWN & LANDSCAPE

Maintenance, Design, Stonework

Call Aaron 214-636-0143

Complete tree services including Tree & Landscape Lighting! Call Mark 214-332-3444

A BETTER TREE MAN Trims, Removals, Insd. 10 Yrs Exp. Roberts Tree Service. 214-808-8925

A&B LANDSCAPING Full Lawn Care, Landscaping, Tree Trimming, Fireplaces & Stonework. Lic #0283917- Degreed Horticulturist 214-221-4421 - 214-534-3816

ALTON MARTIN LANDSCAPING Spectacular Curbside Appeal! Excellent refs. 214-893-2420

Serving Dallas for 20 yrs. LI 3449. 214-660-4860

Call the Land Expert Today! Insured. 214-773-4781

Complete Lawn & Garden

Maintenance. Seasonal Color/Perennials. Certified. 16 Yrs. Exp. Res/Com. 214-336-4673

BEACHSCAPE Lawn Maintenance & Landscaping. Stonework. Seasonal Color and Perennials.

Residential/Commercial. Free Ests. 214-287-3571

Locate & Repair Leaky Valves, Pipes, Heads. Add Rain Freeze Sensor. 972-303-0007. Li 6099

Fall Tree Service

Special: Receive $25 Off With This Ad. Trimming. Removals. Mistletoe Ivy Removal. Refs Avail. Free Ests. 44 yrs exp. Insured. Grady 214-275-5727

Weekly Service $30 Most Jobs. 214-725-9678

Quality Work at Great Rates. Free est. Insured. 214-337-7097

Trim, Remove, Stump Grind. Free Est. Insured. 214-823-6463

Lawn Service & Landscape Installation Tree Trimming, Removal & Sales. Free Estimates. 972-633-5462 www.dallastreesurgeons.com

And Tree Service. 214-459-7404

Fall Clean Up & Fall Color. Sodding, Fertilization. Lawn Maintenance & Landscape. Res/Com. 214-546-8846

HOLISTIC TREE CARE

A Full-Service Tree Care Company

Chuck Ranson, Certified Arborist c.ranson@sbcglobal.net 214-537-2008

HOLMAN IRRIGATION

Sprinkler & Valve Repair/ Rebuild Older Systems. Lic. #1742. 214-398-8061

White Rock Landscaping 214-415-8434

LAWNS, GARDENS & TREES

RONS LAWN Organic Solutions. Not Environmental Pollution. Landscape & Maintenance 972-222-LAWN (5296)

Stone Work, Drainage. Installed and Repair. Call Kevin at 214-535-3352,Lic#7840.

www.bigdirrigation.com

TREE WIZARDS Trim, Surgery, Removal. 15 Yrs Exp. Insured. Free Est. 214-680-5885

Maintenance. Landscaping. Your Personal Yard Service by Uwe Reisch uwereisch@yahoo.com 214-886-9202

www.TexasXeriscapes.com 469-586-9054

A BETTER EARTH PEST CONTROL Keeping the environment, kids, pets in mind. Organic products avail. 972-564-2495

Pest Control #9989. Live Animal Removal. JDubDesigns.com Home Construction Services. Sprinkler Controller Repair. 214-794-4089

JUST TREES

A Better Tree Company Your Trees Could Look Like a Work of Art, I Guarantee It. Free Estimates Work Guaranteed Best Prices on Tree Removal Insured Commercial & Residential Tree & Landscape Lighting Call Mark Wittlich 214-332-3444

Xeriscape Native Plants & Grasses Perennial & Annual

PLUMBING

# M37740 Insured. All your plumbing needs. Repairs, Remodels, Water Heaters, Stopages. Ins’d. Lic 20754 214-321-0589 214-738-7116

For All Your Plumbing Needs. ml#M38121 972-523-1336. www.justinsplumbing.com Quality Work & Prompt Service. Jerry. 214-235-2172. lic.#M-11523 Fixtures,General Plumbing. Senior Discounts. Campbell Plumbing. 214-321-5943

We do it right the 1st time. Repairs, Rmdls. Insd. 214-941-8600

POOLS

LEAFCHASERS POOLS

Service & Repairs. Insured. APSP Cert. Local Resident Jonathan. 214-729-3311

MICHAEL’S POOL SERVICE

Maintenance & Repair 214-727-7650

PLAYMORE POOLS CO. Design, Construction, Consulting & Renovations. 214-823-0169 www.playmorepools.com

THE POOL LADY Personal/Affordable/Quality Pool Care since 1982. Marsha 214-553-1974

WHITE ROCK POOL CLEANING

Friendly Service & Repairs. 20 yrs experience whiterockpools.com David 214-769-8012

POOLWORKS

SWIMMING POOL REPAIR

25 years experience

Marty Halliburton · 214-212-0360

Accepts most major credit cards

ROOFING & GUTTERS

A&B GUTTER 972-530-5699

Clean Out, Repair/Replace. Leaf Guard. Free Estimates. Lifetime Warranty

ROOFING & GUTTERS

DFW ROOFING Reliable, Affordable, Experienced. 214-725-3946

GREEN SERVICE COMPANY 214-295-5405

Roof replacement-solar vents & skylights

GUARANTY ROOFING 214-760-3666

Re-Roofing/Repairs/Gutters/Green Options. Free Estimates.www.guarantyroof.com

PLATINUM ROOFING Metal & Non-Metal

Roofing, Windows, Painting, Gutters. Fully Insured. NewMETALroof.com 972-310-9721

ROOF LEAKS? LATHAM ROOFING

All Types of Re-Roofing and Repairs. Res.& Com. Since 1973. 214-340-3500

WHITE ROCK ROOFING AND REPAIRS

Allstate Homecraft Roofing

Roofing & Remodel Additions Licensed/Insured

Over 1,000 Satisfied Customers

business

WHOLESOME FOODSBAKERY, a mother-daughter start-up offering gluten-free baked goods, opened a permanent storefront at 718 N. Buckner, Suite 154. Patrons can place orders by phone at 214.414.2414 or online at wholesomefoodsbakery.com.

WHITEROCK PADDLE COMPANY, 315 E. Lawther, offers canoe and kayak rentals at White Rock Lake, and has begun hosting classes by instructors certified by the American Canoe Association. whiterockpaddle.com

community

GLORIA PEREZ is the new deputy chief of the Dallas Police Department’s Northeast Patrol Division. Perez is a 27-year DPD veteran with a master’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Texas at Arlington.

THELAKEHIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL MARCHINGBAND is selling coupon books to raise money for activities this year. The $25 books include discounts to businesses in and around the neighborhood. To order, email toni1531@yahoo.com.

THELAKEHIGHLANDS LADY WILDCAT VOLLEYBALL TEAM is selling T-shirts for its Cats for the Cure campaign to raise cancer awareness. The shirts cost $10, and all sizes are available. To order, email catsforthecure@yahoo.com.

BAYLORUNIVERSITYMEDICALCENTER AT DALLAS will host a free, informational seminar on weight loss surgery options 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 13, 9101 N. Central, Suite 370. The seminar includes a Q&A session with a surgeon. To register, call 1-800-4BAYLOR or visit baylorhealth.com/dallasweightloss.

JOHN SLATE, local historian and author, will present a program on the history of Dallas parks at 10 a.m. Oct. 4 at the Community Life Center of Casa Linda United Methodist Church, 1800 Barnes Bridge Road. The event is part of the Casa Linda AARP Chapter 3880 meeting. For details, call 214.321.1705.

education

LAKEHIGHLANDSELEMENTARY is on the 2010 Texas Business and Education Coalition (TBEC) Honor Roll. This is the second year that LHE has been named to the honor roll. Of more than 8,000 Texas public schools, fewer than 4 percent are honored with this award. The honor roll is awarded to those schools with diverse student populations who have shown consistent high performance in all subject areas compared with schools of similar demographics.

people

LAKEHIGHLANDS RESIDENT EDCHRONISTER was honored by the Better Business Bureau for his 20 years of volunteer work. He has also been an active member of the Lake Highlands Exchange Club and the board of the Child and Family Guidance Center.

MS. PATTI’S DANCE CLASSES are relocating from the Ridgewood Belcher Recreation Center, where Lake Highlands resident Patti Steinke has held them for the past 30 years, to St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 3204 Skillman Street in the Lakewood area. Patti Steinke has resided in Lake Highlands since 1990. For class information please visit mspattisdance.com or call 214.341.1023.

sports

THELAKEHIGHLANDSHIGH SCHOOL volleyball team won six straight matches at the 2010 Pearland Volleyball Classic in August, beating Jersey Village in the final match. The team finished with a 10-3 record.

THELAKEHIGHLANDSHIGH SCHOOL football team was one of three District 9-5A schools that won its first game of the season — a 49-38 win over Mesquite.

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THE BEAT-UP SUBURBAN WAS GONE.

JoyceButler could have gotten rid of her old 1987 Chevy Suburban years ago. It was rusty and aging, and the doors rattled when she drove. But there was something about that old ride. The big gas-guzzling vehicle held lots of people and had been used for special occasions. Butler had driven the car on family vacations to the coast and fishing trips. She had also sponsored her daughter’s Girl Scout troop, and loaded it up with girls eager for a weekend camping trip.

In recent years, however, Butler’s children have grown older, and there has not been much use for the old Suburban. It still runs and might be used for the occasional haul,Butler says, but in recent years, she put fewer than 100 miles on it annually.

Despite that, Butler has always put a bit of cash into the car to keep it in running order.

“We bought it new in 1987,” Butler says. “Emotionally, I was really attached to it because we had it for a really long time, and did so much in it.”

In the early morning hours of Aug. 9, that old Suburban went missing from her White Rock Valley home.

“They cut through the steering column and hot-wired it. I told the policeman that came that if they had knocked on the door and asked for it, I probably would have given it to them,” Butler says goodnaturedly.

Luckily, the car’s “gently used” condition helped lead to its eventual return.

“The police saw someone loading lawn

The Victim: Joyce Butler

The Crime: Car theft

Date: Monday, Aug. 9

Time: Between 1a.m. and 7 a.m.

Location: 9400 block of Spring Branch

equipment into it, and the policeman remembered a stolen Suburban that looked like that,” Butler says. “It really is an eyesore, so it’s easy to see.”

Police returned the car to Butler, but the steering column was damaged. Despite her affection for the old vehicle, Butler has finally decided to give it to someone who may put it to better use.

“I think probably instead of putting any more money into it, I’m going to donate it to DallasCAN Academy or Goodwill,” she says.

Dallas Police Sgt. Keitric Jones of the Northeast Patrol Division says the suspect has been charged with car theft, and is suspected of being involved in multiple crimes. Jones encourages neighbors to make car thefts more difficult for thieves.

“The easiest vehicle tosteal is the vehicle that is left with the keys in the ignition,” Jones says.“It is important to remember to lock your vehicle and take your keys whenever you leave your vehicle for any amount of time.”

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A little election reflection

And so the silly season, otherwise known as election time, is upon us.

This is the first election cycle in about 30 years that I haven’t been an elected official, a candidate or an in-the-trench activist. Interestingly enough, I haven’t suffered any major withdrawal symptoms or found myself signing up for the various depression medications advertised on television, whose side effects include getting “really” depressed.

Although I’m not complaining, I’m not sure why. It’s not like I’ve had a post-partisan conversion and suddenly believe in that “hopey-changey” thing. I’m curiously watching the Tea Party movement develop and am still uncertain as to where that path will ultimately lead. Will there be “unsweet” (aggressive), “sweet” (more accommodating), “flavored” (certain issues receive more or less emphasis), “hot” (here today, gone tomorrow) and “iced” (going nowhere) divisions of “tea” within the movement?

And, after completely fumbling the ball that had been entrusted to them for eight years on the national level, I’m not fully persuaded that Republican leaders have sincerely repented and seen the light.

So how is this election season playing out on the local level?

Well, we have a veteran Dallas congresswoman getting caught handing out scholarship money to her relatives — the flip side of considering your constituents as family (i.e., considering your family as constituents) isn’t quite as heartwarming.

How about a veteran Garland state legislator who didn’t realize that getting reimbursed twice for the same expenditure and pocketing one of those reimbursements for himself — was improper? If that’s a reflection of his analytical ability, it’s hard not to question his competency when it comes to passing our laws.

Another former Dallas state legislator just packed up and went off to prison for accepting improper benefits from a supporter. She was an ardent advocate for prisoners’ rights while she was in the legislature. I guess that’s one way to measure the effectiveness of your work.

Another Irving state legislator, who won in 2008 by only 19 votes, was criticized for driving a donated — but unreported — Mercedes by a supporter, who has business with a state agency. It probably would have been a better idea to trade the Mercedes for a bus large enough to make sure those 19 folks make it back to the polls this year. These illustrations are brought to us courtesy of both Republicans and Democrats. Neither party has a monopoly on the more unattractive or irresponsible traits of human nature.

In Lake Highlands, at least until we see how districts get redrawn next year, we have three legislative races that affect our community because we are divided into three separate state legislative districts. In our eastern and southern sections (District 107), incumbent Democrat Allen Vaught is being challenged by Republican Kenneth Sheets. In our western section (District 114), incumbent Republican Will Hartnett is being challenged by Democrat John Wellik. In our northern section (District 102), incumbent Democrat Carol Kent is being challenged by Republican Stefani Carter. So, how will you be making your decisions

at the ballot box this year?

I can tell you from personal experience that it can be downright frightening how some folks make their decisions. In 2002, when I knocked on doors, I automatically received support because I was “the Republican candidate”. In 2006, when I knocked on doors, I automatically received skepticism because I was “the Republican candidate”. People with college degrees wished me luck in Washington, even though I was running for the state legislature in Austin. People demanded that I take action on matters wholly unrelated to being a state representative — from fixing potholes to withdrawing from Iraq.

What I found to be much more common than one would ever expect is a general civic illiteracy among college-educated, professional, upstanding citizens. When people begin to lose an understanding of the basic principles and reasons for our system of government, then they become more likely to believe anything, until they finally know nothing.

If such deterioration in understanding is allowed to continue unchecked, then an opportunity eventually will be created for the elitists in our society to step in and take over for the “masses”, who are no longer capable of governing themselves. Those who fail to remember history are doomed to repeat it. Our forefathers escaped a history of being “subjects” to become a nation of self-governing “citizens”.

“Citizens” are educated about their government and jealously defend their freedoms. “Subjects” accept ignorance and surrender freedom in exchange for — at least what they are told is — security.

How you exercise your right to vote could tell you a lot about whether you’re still a citizen or on the road to becoming a subject.

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